女生

shēng

Traditional: 女生

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Translation

girl, female student

Word origin

A compound of 女 (nǚ, female) and 生 (shēng, student, person), meaning a girl or a female student.

Origin
compound
Root
女 (nǚ, female) + 生 (shēng, student)

Stroke order

Stroke order for 女

Stroke order for 生

Examples

There are more girls than boys in the class.

That girl is very good at singing.

The girls are playing ball on the sports field.

Most of the female students answered this question correctly.

He has fallen for a girl in his class.

女生 (nǚ shēng) means a girl or a female student. It is the common counterpart to 男生 in school and youth contexts.

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This word is part of lesson 38.